Texas Wildfires

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department chief Charlie Sims (L) briefs his team as they prepare to battle a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department fire fighter Ted Hale braces against the blowing dust as they prepare to battle a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department fire fighter Ted Hale fights a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department fire fighter Joe Crawford fights a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

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GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A wildfire jumps a fire line on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A tanker airplane drops fire retardant on a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department fire fighter Joe Crawford fights a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A volunteer firefighter reacts as a wildfire jumps a fire line while fighting a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A herd of longhorn cattle stand as wildfire rages near on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department chief Charlie Sims lights a back burn fire as his crew fights a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department chief Charlie Sims leads his crew while fighting a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A tanker helicopter drops fire retardant on a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

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GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department chief Charlie Sims leads his crew while fighting a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department chief Charlie Sims leads his crew while fighting a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday as wildfires sweep through parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A tanker airplane drops fire retardant on a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A helicopter drops water on a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Fire fighters stage along Highway 16 while fighting a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department chief Charlie Sims leads his crew while fighting a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A tanker airplane drops fire retardant on a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

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GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Volunteer fire fighters work to a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department fire fighter Joe Crawford battles a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer fire fighters reposition their truck while fighting a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfire In Possum Kingdom Area Of Texas Continues To Burn

GRAFORD, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Lone Camp Volunteer fire fighters reposition their truck while fighting a wildfire on September 1, 2011 in Graford, Texas. More than 6,500 acres and more than 45 homes in the area have burned since Tuesday. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (L) steps out of a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter after an aerial tour of the area around Steiner Ranch where homes were destroyed by wildfires the last two days September 6, 2011 in Austin, Texas. Perry, who left his presidential campaign to respond to the fires, said more than 1,000 houses in the area were destroyed. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

File photo of Gov. Rick Perry. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (L) steps out of a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter after an aerial tour of the area around Steiner Ranch where homes were destroyed by wildfires the last two days September 6, 2011 in Austin, Texas. Perry, who left his presidential campaign to respond to the fires, said more than 1,000 houses in the area were destroyed. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (C) walks with Nim Kidd (2L), Texas Department of Public Safety Chief of Emergency Management, after an aerial tour of the area around Steiner Ranch where homes were destroyed by wildfires the last two days September 6, 2011 in Austin, Texas. Perry, who left his presidential campaign to respond to the fires, said more than 1,000 houses in the area were destroyed. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) walks with Nim Kidd (2L), Texas Department of Public Safety Chief of Emergency Management, after an aerial tour of the area around Steiner Ranch where homes were destroyed by wildfires the last two days September 6, 2011 in Austin, Texas. Perry, who left his presidential campaign to respond to the fires, said more than 1,000 houses in the area were destroyed. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

File photo of Gov. Rick Perry. (Credit: Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at a press conference with state and local emergency personnel after touring the area around Steiner Ranch where homes were destroyed by wildfires the last two days September 6, 2011 in Austin, Texas. Perry, who left his presidential campaign to respond to the fires, said more than 1,000 houses in the area were destroyed. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at a press conference with state and local emergency personnel after touring the area around Steiner Ranch where homes were destroyed by wildfires the last two days September 6, 2011 in Austin, Texas. Perry, who left his presidential campaign to respond to the fires, said more than 1,000 houses in the area were destroyed. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

File photo of Gov. Rick Perry. (Credit: Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry takes off aboard a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter for an aerial tour of the area around Steiner Ranch where homes were destroyed by wildfires the last two days September 6, 2011 in Austin, Texas. Perry, who left his presidential campaign to respond to the fires, said more than 1,000 houses in the area were destroyed. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

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BASTROP, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Firefighting helicopters load up with water from a pond at Lost Pines Golf Club as they fight a fire in Bastrop State Park September 6, 2011 in Bastrop, Texas. Several large wildfires have been devastating Bastrop County for the last two days. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

BASTROP, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Firefighting helicopters load up with water from a pond at Lost Pines Golf Club as they fight a fire in Bastrop State Park September 6, 2011 in Bastrop, Texas. Several large wildfires have been devastating Bastrop County for the last two days. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

BASTROP, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Firefighting helicopters dump water and flame retardant after loading up with water from a pond at Lost Pines Golf Club as they fight a fire in Bastrop State Park September 6, 2011 in Bastrop, Texas. Several large wildfires have been devastating Bastrop County for the last two days. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

BASTROP, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Bastrop residents line the edge of Highway 21and watch a large wildfire flare up in Bastrop State Park September 6, 2011 in Bastrop, Texas. Several large wildfires have been devastating Bastrop County for the last two days. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

BASTROP, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: The remains of burned homes cover the ground on the east side of Lake Bastop on September 6, 2011 outside Bastrop, Texas. Several large wildfires have been devastating Bastrop County for the last two days. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

BASTROP, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: A statue of a woman holding a water bucket stands in front of the remnants of a burned down home on the east side of Lake Bastop on September 6, 2011 outside Bastrop, Texas. Several large wildfires have been devastating Bastrop County for the last two days. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

BASTROP, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: The remains of burned homes cover the ground on the east side of Lake Bastop on September 6, 2011 outside Bastrop, Texas. Several large wildfires have been devastating Bastrop County for the last two days. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

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BASTROP, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Gaye Jaco (front) hugs her stepdaughter Jennifer Leaver upon returning to their burned down home on the east side of Lake Bastop on September 6, 2011 outside Bastrop, Texas. Several large wildfires have been devastating Bastrop County for the last two days. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

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BASTROP, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Gaye Jaco (front) hugs her stepdaughter Jennifer Leaver upon returning to their burned down home on the east side of Lake Bastop on September 6, 2011 outside Bastrop, Texas. Several large wildfires have been devastating Bastrop County for the last two days. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Wildfires Devastate Drought-Stricken Central Texas

BASTROP, TX - SEPTEMBER 6: One of several classic motorcycles sits charred among the remnants of a burned down home on the east side of Lake Bastop on September 6, 2011 outside Bastrop, Texas. Several large wildfires have been devastating Bastrop County for the last two days. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)